JOKER (2019)
Directed by Todd Phillips
Directed by Todd Phillips
It's day 18 of the garbage strike; With ten thousand tons of garbage piling up every day, even the nicest sections of the city are looking like slums.
Health commissioner Edward O'Rourke is declaring a city-wide state of emergency for the first time in decades.
"There's no need to wait until somebody dies or comes down with typhoid fever. It's already a serious situation."
"It's starting to affect my business where customers can't get in here because of the garbage situation."
"I've been in this country for 50 years and I've never seen anything like it. What is this world coming to?"
"Put 'em in a room, let 'em sit there and talk till they get it over with. 24 hours, 48 hours, how long it takes."
In other news, the building industry and landlords today expressed concern over the latest increase in heating oil prices.